[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 44 (Thursday, March 5, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1599]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, Mrs. Fischer, and Mr.
Warner):
S. 3394. A bill to amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 to include a trade
negotiating objective relating to addressing the security of the global
communications infrastructure; to the Committee on Finance.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of
the bill be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be
printed in the Record, as follows:
S. 3394
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Network Security Trade Act
of 2020''.
SEC. 2. TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVE RELATING TO SECURITY OF
COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.
Section 102(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade
Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4201(a))
is amended--
(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``; and'' and inserting
a semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(16) to ensure that the equipment and technology that
create the global communications infrastructure are not
compromised by addressing--
``(A) barriers to the security of communications networks
and supply chains; and
``(B) unfair trade practices of suppliers of communications
equipment that are owned, controlled, or supported by a
foreign government.''.
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